“The good was good and the bad was the beginning of wisdom. (Electric Brae)” ― Andrew Greig Sometimes you just have to walk away from things for a minute or two, to avoid saying things you might later regret…. Read More ›
Education
WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT THE GIG?
“The popular contemporary wisdom that a liberal arts education is outmoded is true only to the extent that social equality, liberty, and worldly development of mind and character are outmoded and have been displaced by another set of metrics: income… Read More ›
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS…
“Often, a school is your best bet-perhaps not for education but certainly for protection from an undead attack.” ― Max Brooks, The Zombie Survival Guide It has been a week, A week filled with parenting challenges. I’m just going… Read More ›
NEITHER TRUTH NOR CONSEQUENCES
“Took the end of the world to make us kings for a day.” ― Peter Heller, The Dog Stars As parents, my wife and I have made the concept that actions have consequences a core tenet of what we… Read More ›
TIME TO HIT THE ROAD
“People truly engaged in life have messy houses.” ― Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen A three-day weekend is often a time of rumination and reflection. The break from work provides a means to break out of the constant state of reaction,… Read More ›
IT’S ALL LOCAL IN THE END
“The context in which a photograph is seen affects the meaning the viewer draws from it.” ― Stephen Shore, Ed.D. It seems almost derelict to write a post this week without mentioning the mass shooting in Texas. But I… Read More ›
A FOND ADIEU
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations This week Nashville lost another one of those people that have contributed so much to making the city the great place… Read More ›
IT NEVER CEASES
“Do you have a basement? We think there’s a kentuki about to die—could you go down and look?” Some people who answered still didn’t know what a kentuki was.” ― Samanta Schweblin, Little Eyes: A Novel On Wednesday, I… Read More ›
WHAT ARE WE REALLY TALKING ABOUT?
“Truth cannot be imparted,” said Kline. “It must be inflicted.” ― Brian Evenson You gotta give credit where credit is due, and Tennessee’s Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn deserves a boatload of credit, Not for what you might expect –… Read More ›
THE FORECAST CALLS FOR INCREASED TURMOIL
“I don’t think that writing, real writing, has much to do with affirming belief–if anything it causes rifts and gaps in belief which make belief more complex and more textured, more real. Good writing unsettles, destroys both the author and… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 